Veterans Administration legislation
Veterans Administration reports & other texts
Veterans Administration oral histories
James Allen Alford served in Veterans Administration Facility
Gerald Caffrey served as a radio operator and Morse code interpreter; after retiring served as a Veterans Administration Chaplain
Frank Foley served in Europe but did not see action in combat; worked in years after war at Veterans Administration hospital
Kathryn Louis Harrrison Jones civilian … [Read more...]

Every year National History Day puts together a list of sample topic ideas. TPS-Barat went through that list and selected a subset of those topic ideas to create curated collections highlighting Library of Congress resources. All topic ideas are related to the 2015 NHD theme: Leadership & Legacy in History but the set below focuses on themes related to the 1930s and beyond. Links to more NHD follow this resource list.
The Veterans Administration: Leading the Fight for Veterans Rights … [Read more...]

Voting & Elections in Early America

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